"Puts Temple at the forefront of contemporary Australian crime fiction."The Sydney Morning Herald

"A must for thrill-seekers."Who Weekly

From the award-winning author of The Broken Shore.

Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in nameless occupations that aren't in the phone book. These days, though, the only family he sees are Irish men in faded football team photographs on the pub wall. So when Des Connors, the last link to his father, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason. As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide. And his friends are people with darker and more deadly secrets.

"The second in Temple's much lauded Jack Irish series, following the success of Bad Debts. Temple is the only author to win the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction 5 times, and this story sees Jack entering an underworld awash with dirty money and political secrets. 'Discovering Peter Temple has been the highlight of my year." - Mark BillinghamThe Guardian

"Narrator Marco Chiappi, a London trained actor, has a deep rich voice that encompasses the gruff, the smooth, the young, the old, the male and the female with equal ease. At first, the 'Australianese' may be hard for some to catch, but much is familiar from films and books and alert listeners will catch the meaning from context. Good for the well thought out characters, the intriguing plot, the action and for getting to know a bit more about Australia."SoundCommentary

"Characterisation, dialogue and the quality of the prose are all top-class."The Sunday Telegraph